As Ukraine Clings to Bakhmut, What’s Its Strategy and What’s at Stake?
The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces visited soldiers in Bakhmut for the second time in less than a week on Friday, a reflection of the precarious position Ukrainian forces find themselves in as they cling to their positions in the battered city. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the commander, warned in a statement that Russia was…